Manchester Metropolis coach Pep Guardiola has praised Barcelona star Lamine Yamal for his performances however has warned him of the inevitable hardships forward. The previous Barca supervisor has suggested the 17-year-old to maintain a cool head in the course of the ups and downs of his skilled profession.
Lamine Yamal Has The World At His Toes
Barcelona and Spain right-winger Yamal is probably the most sought-after teenager in world soccer. Coming by Barcelona’s famed La Masia academy, Yamal made his debut for the senior crew within the 2022-23 season. Nevertheless, he formally turned a senior teamer in the summertime of 2023.
With Xavi on the helm, Yamal acquired the chance to make his mark for the Blaugrana, and he embraced it with each arms. Throughout the 2023-24 La Liga season, Yamal performed 37 video games for the Blaugrana, scoring 5 occasions and offering seven assists. Owing to Yamal’s sensational performances, Spain coach Luis de la Fuente named him in his remaining squad for the 2024 European Championship.
Yamal fired on all cylinders in EURO 2024, chipping in with a objective and 4 assists in seven matches to assist La Roja to the championship. The teenager sensation deservedly gained the Younger Participant of the Match award for his mesmerizing showings.
Pep Guardiola Offers Actuality Test To Barcelona Star Lamine Yamal
Manchester Metropolis boss Guardiola is in awe of La Masia sensation Yamal however has warned him that issues is not going to at all times be as rosy. Talking at a press convention forward of Man Metropolis’s pleasant assembly with Barcelona on July 30, the Spaniard mentioned:
“Rodri at all times tells me fantastic issues about Lamine Yamal. He’s extraordinary. Lamine? If Xavi gave him his debut, it’s for a purpose. However I’m positive he’ll have ups and downs, he must be calm as a result of he has numerous race forward of him.”
He additionally hailed La Masia’s pedigree of churning out world-class soccer gamers 12 months after 12 months.
“La Masia by no means fails. This era I don’t know what their dad and mom have given them, however they go like planes. [Pau] Cubarsi, Pedri, [Alejandro] Balde, Lamine… The bottom has at all times been them and signing nice gamers from outdoors,” Guardiola added.
The Spanish tactician, who additionally got here by La Masia, has had the privilege of teaching the best Barcelona graduates. Between 2008 and 2012, he oversaw Lionel Messi, Xavi, and Andres Iniesta — the best La Masia trio in historical past. With the three on the high of their recreation, Barca gained all of it underneath Guardiola, together with three La Liga titles and two UEFA Champions League trophies.
